You, me, and HPV: Design research to explore attitudes towards cervical self-sampling

Peelo Dennehy, Doireann; Mahon, Muireann Mc; Murphy, Stephanie; Foley, Sarah; Morrissey, Kellie

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2024.103221

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‘We need to feel that the Government value our lives’: Examining Irish women’s experience of cervical screening services

McGregor,

Foley

2024

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Cervical cancer is one of the top three cancers diagnosed in women globally. When women have access to a testing programme, abnormal cells can be detected to prevent the development of cancer. Research to date indicates that social and cultural barriers are the top two barriers in accessing cervical screening. In Ireland there may be a lack of trust in the National Cervical Screening programme due to previous mishandling of tests, and media coverage of the impacts of inaccurate screening results in Ireland. To understand impact of the health scandal on women's trust in cervical screening in Ireland, nine Irish women ages between 25-65 were interviewed. Data was thematically analysed using a feminist perspective to centre the women's voices in making sense of their appraisal and engagement with services. The data analysis resulted in four themes: Personal Reflections on Systemic Failure; Collective Concern and Blame; Decision Making Influencers and Rebuilding Knowledge and Trust. This analysis conveys distrust in the Irish Cervical Screening programme, feelings of anger, and a sense of neglect from the services. Irish women now place their trust in each other, the experience of their friends, families, their local GP. We discuss these finding to explore how Irish women have reinterpreted the narrative over the screening test in Ireland, and the potential to decrease concern around the topic by incorporating this experience into official narratives. This scandal heightened existing distrust and concern for the quality of women's screening services, and therefore has global relevance which can be applied to screening services more generally.

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‘We need to feel that the Government value our lives’: Examining Irish women’s experience of cervical screening services

McGregor,

Foley

2024

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Reflexive Co-Design: A Participatory Method to Design for Socially Responsible Technology Based on Responsible Research and Innovation

Nakao

2024

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Empowering Individual Self-Care in Primary Menstruation Periods and Role of Physiotherapy Concerning Health Aspects

Verma,

Chandni,

Sharma

et al. 2024

Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice

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During women's reproductive years, many women experience primary dysmenorrhea (PD), a prevalent gynaecological disorder. While pharmacological treatments are used to address the symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea, interest in non-pharmacological methods, notably physiotherapy techniques, has developed. The purpose of this narrative review is to determine whether physical therapy techniques are useful in treating primary dysmenorrhea. To find pertinent papers, a thorough literature search in several databases was performed. Exercises for therapeutic purposes, physical activity, acupuncture, and complementary medical techniques were among the therapies studied in the literature. To determine the genuine efficacy and optimise the application of PT approaches in controlling PD, research with larger sample numbers and rigorous methodologies is required. This chapter as a whole emphasizes the potential advantages of non-pharmacological therapies, providing safer substitutes and a comprehensive strategy to enhance the wellbeing of people with primary dysmenorrhea.

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You, me, and HPV: Design research to explore attitudes towards cervical self-sampling

Cited by 4 publications

References 67 publications

‘We need to feel that the Government value our lives’: Examining Irish women’s experience of cervical screening services

‘We need to feel that the Government value our lives’: Examining Irish women’s experience of cervical screening services

Reflexive Co-Design: A Participatory Method to Design for Socially Responsible Technology Based on Responsible Research and Innovation

Empowering Individual Self-Care in Primary Menstruation Periods and Role of Physiotherapy Concerning Health Aspects

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